Ircon International Limited approved the appointment of Shri Ram Prakash (DIN: 09746225) as the Government Nominee (Part-Time Official) Director (Additional Director) on the Board of the Company w.e.f. date of allotment of DIN by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs i.e. 23rd September, 2022, till he holds the post of Additional Member (RE) and/or Additional Member (Planning), Railway Board or further orders whichever is earlier. Shri Ram Prakash, 59 years, has done BE in Electrical Engineering from IIT Roorkee in 1984. He joined Indian Railways as IRSEE 1984 batch.

He is presently working in Railway Board as Additional Member. He has a vast experience in operation, maintenance, design and manufacturing of Electric Locomotives and electric multiple units (EMU). He held various important and challenging posts in Railways during his 36 years of service.

He has worked as ADRM(Additional Divisional Railway Manager)/Sealdah, Chief Electric Loco Engineer/Eastern Railway, Chief Electrical Engineer/Construction/ER, Chief Safety Officer/ER, Principal Chief Electrical Engineer /CLW (Chittaranjan Locomotive Works), Principal Executive Director/Traction Installation/RDSO(Research Design Standards Organisation) before joining as Additional Member in Railway Board. He has also served the Territorial Army for 26 years. He was Commanding officer of 969 Rly Engr Regt.

He is recipient of national level Minister's award for record outturn at Kanchrapara workshop/ER in the year 1998 while working as Dy Chief Electrical Engineer/Kanchrapara. CLW became the highest Electric Locomotive manufacturing unit during his tenure as Principal Chief Electrical Engineer /CLW and CLW name featured in the `Limca Book Of Records' for highest production of Electric Locomotives in 2018-19.